Scholarships

The California Rodeo Salinas is excited to offer $5,000 scholarships to Committee Members and their family members for any school they choose to attend, including trade schools.

New benefits of the program include:

• Awarding funds to Rodeo Committee Members and their family members-there are over 1,200 Committee Members who volunteer their time to make our community a better place
• Cash and non-cash* donations can be accepted immediately to grow the fund

Scholarship Criteria

1. The scholarship recipient(s) should be chosen based on the applicant’s:

• Academic achievements (e.g. honor roll, National Honor Society, overcoming academic challenges)
• Extra-curricular activities (e.g. athletics, student government, volunteering)
• Special consideration will be given for students with documented financial need.

2. The Student must be one of the following:

• Child, grandchild, or spouse of a California Rodeo Salinas Committee Member in good standing; or
• Have worked themselves as a California Rodeo Salinas Committee Member in good standing. (A California Rodeo Salinas Committee Member is someone who volunteers directly for the Rodeo-not just as a volunteer in their school's booth to earn money- and whose name is on record with the California Rodeo Association office as being an active Committee Member). Students who would like to learn how to become a Salinas Rodeo Committee member, please follow this link: Volunteering (carodeo.com) and complete the application to become a committee member for the next rodeo.

• Be planning to attend a 2-year/4-year college, trade school, or graduate school.
• Be planning to attend full-time.
• Have a 2.5 minimum GPA